Ticker Sense http://tickersense.typepad.com/ticker_sense/ en-US 2009-11-06T09:24:02-05:00 This is an XML content feed. It is intended to be viewed in a newsreader or syndicated to another site, subject to copyright and fair use. 10% Unemployment: Good News or Bad for the Market? http://tickersense.typepad.com/ticker_sense/2009/11/10-unemployment-good-news-or-bad-for-the-market.html As reported this morning, the unemployment rate in the US rose above 10% for the first time since 1982. As shown below, this is by far the fastest rise since continuous data begin in 1948. It is interesting to note... Birinyi 2009-11-06T09:24:02-05:00 Mutual Fund Returns: Don't Follow the Herd http://tickersense.typepad.com/ticker_sense/2009/11/mutual-fund-returns-dont-follow-the-heard.html From 1962 through the third quarter of 2009 the S&P 500 had an average annual return of 8.71%; the weighted average US mutual fund was up 1.18%. (By weighted we mean adjusted for the funds’ sizes. A $100mln fund that... Birinyi 2009-11-02T15:52:00-05:00 November 2nd Blogger Sentiment Poll http://tickersense.typepad.com/ticker_sense/2009/11/november-2nd-blogger-sentiment-poll.html Bloggers are mostly neutral to start a new month. Blogger Sentiment Poll Participants: 24/7 Wall St (-) Carl Futia (+) Crossing Wall Street Dash of Insight (N) Elliot Wave Lives On (-) In the Money Knight Trader (+) Learning Curve... Blogger Sentiment Poll Birinyi 2009-11-02T09:20:50-05:00 Q3 Earnings: Better Than Expected, Better Than Last Time http://tickersense.typepad.com/ticker_sense/2009/10/q3-earnings-better-than-expected-better-than-last-time.html The last few days have everyone wondering whether the rally can continue. Is the market's move supported by the fundamentals, and can the economy recover fast enough to drive further earnings growth? Looking strictly at reported earnings so far this... Birinyi 2009-10-28T14:36:14-04:00 October 26th Blogger Sentiment Poll http://tickersense.typepad.com/ticker_sense/2009/10/october-26th-blogger-sentiment-poll.html There are more bears than bulls in this week's poll. Blogger Sentiment Poll Participants: 24/7 Wall St (-) Carl Futia (+) Dash of Insight (N) Elliot Wave Lives On (-) Fallond Stock Picks (-) In the Money Learning Curve (-)... Birinyi 2009-10-26T09:14:17-04:00 Laszlo Birinyi on CNBC http://tickersense.typepad.com/ticker_sense/2009/10/laszlo-birinyi-on-cnbc.html Laszlo Birinyi will appear as a guest on tomorrow's airing of Squawk on the Street at 10:00. Birinyi 2009-10-21T15:02:48-04:00 October 19th Blogger Sentiment Poll http://tickersense.typepad.com/ticker_sense/2009/10/october-19th-blogger-sentiment-poll.html There are more bears than bulls in this week's poll. Blogger Sentiment Poll Participants: 24/7 Wall St (N) Carl Futia (+) Dash of Insight (+) Elliot Wave Lives On (-) Fallond Stock Picks (-) In the Money Maoxian Millionaire Now... Birinyi 2009-10-19T08:51:18-04:00 Stock of the Week Adds Another 8% http://tickersense.typepad.com/ticker_sense/2009/10/stock-of-the-week-adds-another-8.html Monday morning we recommended King Pharmaceuticals (KG) as our stock of the week. The recommendation was distributed at 8:30 and we calculate performance based on the opening that day. Subscribers to Birinyi's Mini-Institutional service have gained 7.7% through Wednesday's close,... Birinyi 2009-10-15T08:55:27-04:00 Where Will You Be In Ten Years? http://tickersense.typepad.com/ticker_sense/2009/10/where-will-you-be-in-ten-years.html Below we highlight the simple rolling ten year return on the S&P 500 since 1955 (note that this is simple return, not total return). The shaded areas on the chart are periods of negative return. The great bull market lasting... Birinyi 2009-10-13T08:49:25-04:00 Birinyi in the News - Barron's http://tickersense.typepad.com/ticker_sense/2009/10/birinyi-in-the-news-barrons.html Barron's was kind enough to feature Laszlo Birinyi this weekend as one of the more prominent bulls who kept people in the market. Click the link below for the full story. Link to Barron's Birinyi 2009-10-12T15:20:29-04:00 October 12th Blogger Sentiment Poll http://tickersense.typepad.com/ticker_sense/2009/10/october-12th-blogger-sentiment-poll.html There are more bulls than bears in this week's poll. Blogger Sentiment Poll Participants: 24/7 Wall St (-) Carl Futia (+) Dash of Insight (+) Elliot Wave Lives On (-) Fallond Stock Picks (-) In the Money The Knight Trader... Birinyi 2009-10-12T09:05:27-04:00 Biggest Money Makers Since 3/9 http://tickersense.typepad.com/ticker_sense/2009/10/biggest-money-makers-since-39.html A lot has been said about the biggest percent gainers since the March 9th low, but what about the biggest money makers. Let's face it, when banks were at risk of government abduction and the market was blind sided by... Birinyi 2009-10-08T09:25:23-04:00